US to donate 500m Pfizer doses to low- and lower-middle-income countriesDoses are in addition to the over 600m the US has committed to sendingHouse Democrats pass spending bill in party-line vote of 220 to 211McConnell pledges to oppose any effort to r…
‘Betting on a low carbon future’: why China is ending foreign coal investment
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesTuesday’s pledge by China’s president, Xi Jinping, to cease building new coal-fired power projects outside the country is welcome news to environ…
Covid live: transmission in England highest among 12- to 15-year-olds; Germany quarantine pay to end for unvaccinated
England’s chief medical officer says most 12-15 year olds in country could catch Covid; draft suggests Germany rules would come into force in October‘It’s scary’: record Covid absences cause concern in England’s schoolsArdern gambles as New Zealand Cov…
Second line of defence: Taiwan’s civilians train to resist invasion
Workshops teach public first aid and prepare them to assist armed forces in event of attack by ChinaOn a quiet workday morning last week, air raid sirens rang out across Taiwan. The eerie wailing horn would be the first warning to the island’s 23.5 mil…
A giant python and a holy hug: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
UN food summit will be ‘elitist’ and ‘pro-corporate’, says special rapporteur
Michael Fakhri says Thursday’s meeting will not be promised ‘people’s summit’ on tackling world’s nutrition crisisThe UN global food summit is “elitist and regressive” and has failed in its goal of being a “people’s summit”, according to the special ra…
WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels
Level for the most damaging tiny particles is halved, reflecting new evidence of deadly harmThe World Health Organization has cut its recommended limits for air pollution and urged nations to tackle dirty air and save millions of lives.In the first upd…
Top aide to Ukrainian president survives assassination attempt
At least 10 bullets hit car carrying Serhiy Shefir with driver in surgery after being struck three timesA top adviser to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has survived an assassination attempt that officials suggest is tied to a political b…
Four migrants stuck on Poland-Belarus border die of hypothermia and exhaustion
Minsk accused of abandoning migrants at frontier in attempt to put pressure on EUFour people stranded on the border between Poland and Belarus have died in recent days, officials have said, amid continuing allegations that Minsk is abandoning migrants …
‘Pushing the nuclear envelope’: North Korea’s missile diplomacy
Analysis: Fear and uncertainty of the Obama years could return as Kim Jong-un revives nuclear ambitionsNorth Korea’s recent missile launches signal that the regime has reverted to familiar tactics to attract the attention of the US. Although the rest o…